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24th Annual Moonshell Storytelling Festival at Mahoney State Park

Join for the 24th annual Moonshell Storytelling Festival at beautiful E.T. Mahoney State Park, hosted by Nebraska StoryArts!

Story and music sets will take place all day and evening at the Pavilion in the Activity Center. Attendance is free with park admission and all ages are welcome, but ages 12 and up are recommended for the final performance, “Ghosting”.

Featured Storytellers:
Kim Weitkamp, Jeff Doyle, Carolina Quiroga, and Darrin Crow

Performance times:
10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 7 p.m. & 8:30 p.m.

Story Swap – 4:30 p.m.

Interested in performing your own story on stage? Want to hear some great local talent? Join us at the Story Swap hosted by our friends at OOPS!

Friday Movie Night at the Orchard: Beetlejuice (1988)

🎬🍿 FRIDAY NIGHT MOVIES ARE COMING BACK TO THE ORCHARD! 🍿🎬

We’ve put together a fall lineup filled with family favorites, nostalgic classics and plenty of Halloween fun. Save these dates and start planning your cozy movie nights under the stars!

🤖 September 18 — The Wild Robot

🏴‍☠️ September 25 — The Goonies

🧙‍♀️ October 2 — Hocus Pocus

🐾 October 9 — Scooby-Doo (2002 Spooky Island)

👻 October 16 — Ghostbusters (1984)

🪲 October 23 — Beetlejuice (1988)

🎃 October 30 — The Nightmare Before Christmas

Bring your lawn chairs and blankets, grab some orchard food and drinks, and settle in for a fun Friday night! We’ll share start times and individual movie details as each date gets closer. 🍎

Friday Movie Night at the Orchard: Ghostbusters (1984)

🎬🍿 FRIDAY NIGHT MOVIES ARE COMING BACK TO THE ORCHARD! 🍿🎬

We’ve put together a fall lineup filled with family favorites, nostalgic classics and plenty of Halloween fun. Save these dates and start planning your cozy movie nights under the stars!

🤖 September 18 — The Wild Robot

🏴‍☠️ September 25 — The Goonies

🧙‍♀️ October 2 — Hocus Pocus

🐾 October 9 — Scooby-Doo (2002 Spooky Island)

👻 October 16 — Ghostbusters (1984)

🪲 October 23 — Beetlejuice (1988)

🎃 October 30 — The Nightmare Before Christmas

Bring your lawn chairs and blankets, grab some orchard food and drinks, and settle in for a fun Friday night! We’ll share start times and individual movie details as each date gets closer. 🍎

Friday Movie Night at the Orchard: Nightmare Before Christmas

🎬🍿 FRIDAY NIGHT MOVIES ARE COMING BACK TO THE ORCHARD! 🍿🎬

We’ve put together a fall lineup filled with family favorites, nostalgic classics and plenty of Halloween fun. Save these dates and start planning your cozy movie nights under the stars!

🤖 September 18 — The Wild Robot

🏴‍☠️ September 25 — The Goonies

🧙‍♀️ October 2 — Hocus Pocus

🐾 October 9 — Scooby-Doo (2002 Spooky Island)

👻 October 16 — Ghostbusters (1984)

🪲 October 23 — Beetlejuice (1988)

🎃 October 30 — The Nightmare Before Christmas

Bring your lawn chairs and blankets, grab some orchard food and drinks, and settle in for a fun Friday night! We’ll share start times and individual movie details as each date gets closer. 🍎

Friday Movie Night at the Orchard: The Goonies

🎬🍿 FRIDAY NIGHT MOVIES ARE COMING BACK TO THE ORCHARD! 🍿🎬

We’ve put together a fall lineup filled with family favorites, nostalgic classics and plenty of Halloween fun. Save these dates and start planning your cozy movie nights under the stars!

🤖 September 18 — The Wild Robot

🏴‍☠️ September 25 — The Goonies

🧙‍♀️ October 2 — Hocus Pocus

🐾 October 9 — Scooby-Doo (2002 Spooky Island)

👻 October 16 — Ghostbusters (1984)

🪲 October 23 — Beetlejuice (1988)

🎃 October 30 — The Nightmare Before Christmas

Bring your lawn chairs and blankets, grab some orchard food and drinks, and settle in for a fun Friday night! We’ll share start times and individual movie details as each date gets closer. 🍎

Friday Movie Night at the Orchard: Hocus Pocus

🎬🍿 FRIDAY NIGHT MOVIES ARE COMING BACK TO THE ORCHARD! 🍿🎬

We’ve put together a fall lineup filled with family favorites, nostalgic classics and plenty of Halloween fun. Save these dates and start planning your cozy movie nights under the stars!

🤖 September 18 — The Wild Robot

🏴‍☠️ September 25 — The Goonies

🧙‍♀️ October 2 — Hocus Pocus

🐾 October 9 — Scooby-Doo (2002 Spooky Island)

👻 October 16 — Ghostbusters (1984)

🪲 October 23 — Beetlejuice (1988)

🎃 October 30 — The Nightmare Before Christmas

Bring your lawn chairs and blankets, grab some orchard food and drinks, and settle in for a fun Friday night! We’ll share start times and individual movie details as each date gets closer. 🍎

Friday Movie Night at the Orchard: The Wild Robot

🎬🍿 FRIDAY NIGHT MOVIES ARE COMING BACK TO THE ORCHARD! 🍿🎬

We’ve put together a fall lineup filled with family favorites, nostalgic classics and plenty of Halloween fun. Save these dates and start planning your cozy movie nights under the stars!
🤖 September 18 — The Wild Robot
🏴‍☠️ September 25 — The Goonies
🧙‍♀️ October 2 — Hocus Pocus
🐾 October 9 — Scooby-Doo (2002 Spooky Island)
👻 October 16 — Ghostbusters (1984)
🪲 October 23 — Beetlejuice (1988)
🎃 October 30 — The Nightmare Before Christmas

Bring your lawn chairs and blankets, grab some orchard food and drinks, and settle in for a fun Friday night! We’ll share start times and individual movie details as each date gets closer. 🍎

Friday Movie Night at the Orchard: Napolean Dynamite

About the Event

Friday Movie Night at the Orchard!

Settle in for a magical evening under the stars as we bring the big screen to the orchard!

Movies will begin at dusk, creating the perfect backdrop for a cozy night with friends and family.

What to Bring:

A chair, blanket, or even a pillow to get extra comfy

Your favorite people to share the night with!

Opera Outdoors

Opera Omaha’s annual kick-off to the season returns. Spread your picnic blanket, kick off your shoes, and relax as the songs of birds and opera intertwine. This FREE, family-friendly concert, which has become a community favorite, is held at Midtown Crossing’s Turner Park and includes some of opera’s greatest hits.

Chili Fest

Bring the whole family out and enjoy a warm bowl of chili in the crisp fall air at the Arrowhead Park Chili Fest. This annual fall tradition will be on Saturday, October 10th from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and promises fun for the whole family!

Join us for games, pumpkin painting, and of course, CHILI!

Hayrack ride trick-or-treating will be from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

A $3/vehicle park entry fee or membership is required to enter the park. Free-will donations will be gratefully accepted & used to fund additional free and low-cost public programming at your county parks. For questions not answered online please call Arrowhead Park at 712-485-2295.

This event will be held rain or shine. Please meet at Breezy Lodge.